Material Handler

We have an exciting opportunity for an Material Handler to join our team based in Welham Green. You will be joining us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, as our Machinist, you will receive a competitive salary plus benefits.

Working hours: 39 hours a week, Monday to Thursday 08:00-5:00, early finish on Friday 08:00-1:00

Davall Gears is a long-established UK manufacturer and supplier for the design and production of gearing systems and specialist gearboxes. Established in 1886, the company have been long associated with the supply of precision gears to companies across the world. Certified to AS9100 Rev D and accredited to Nadcap special process EDM machining. Davall is a specialist in the aerospace and defence power transmission field and has an “in-house” design and technical department to call upon for the development, prototype and manufacture of systems and assemblies for commercial, medical, military and aerospace industries.

Our Culture at work

At Davall, we pursue excellence in all we do. Our customers, our team and stakeholders deserve our very best effort 100% of the time.

We drive these behaviours through our values.

• Teamwork
  An ability to work together with others to accomplish a common goal that cannot be accomplished alone
• Respect
  Valuing something and acting in a way that shows you care about its well-being
• Integrity
  Aligning your values and actions by doing what is right, ALWAYS
• Commitment
  Overcoming obstacles and persistently pursuing a worthy goal
• Innovation
  Constantly challenging the status quo, and welcoming change by searching for new and better ways to create value
  We live these values every day and follow the Code of Conduct to ensure we’re always acting with integrity and respect

Benefits of joining us as our Material Handler:

• 25 days holiday
• Competitive pension plan (employer contribution 6%)
• Life Assurance

Key responsibilites of our Material Handler include:

• Receiving and processing new shipments of material and goods by unloading with a counterbalance forklift vehicle
• Checking shipments correspond to purchase order requirements
• Reviewing test data and CoCs from raw material and sub-con suppliers to eliminate downstream risk
• Verification of raw material test data with a mass spectrometer
• Marking up/labelling goods so they are identifiable
• Organising and storing goods in a suitable tidy and efficient manner
• Picking and cutting of material with a bandsaw
• Material movement to production lines
• Emptying and disposing of metal swarf bins to designated skips
• Cycle counting and maintaining batch and stock locations ensuring tight stock control
• Preparing and loading of goods to be despatched
• Quick sample inspection at goods in (after subcon operations)
• Delivering and collecting goods from subcon suppliers/customers (holiday & sickness cover)
• Other activities/ tasks as required

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of your responsibilities and tasks may be added or removed at any time to suit the needs of the business.

Essential Skills, Experience & Competencies we’re looking for in our Material Handler:

• An enthusiastic, reliable, and flexible team player
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise day to day tasks with good attention to detail
• Competent computer literacy skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word & Excel
• Experience of ERP systems
• Goods in inspection experience
• Counterbalance licence
• Health & Safety awareness
• Experience of measuring and cutting tools
• Material handling experience
• Full UK driving licence

If you would like to join us, please click ‘apply’ today to be considered as our Material Handler we would love to hear from you.